Heartsaver® First Aid is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services arrive. Students learn duties and responsibilities of first aid rescuers; first aid actions for medical emergencies, including severe choking, heart attack, and stroke; and skills for handling injury and environmental emergencies, including external bleeding, broken bones and sprains, and bites and stings.

This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements.
Features

Video-based course ensures consistency

Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to

List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuers

Describe the key steps in first aid

Remove protective gloves

Find the problem

Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke

Use an epinephrine pen

Control bleeding and bandaging

Recognize elements of common injuries

Recognize elements of common illnesses

Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury

CE/CME credits are not offered for this course.

Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid course completion card that is valid for 2 years.

***This is the First Aid portion of the dual First Aid/CPR class. If you wish to also take the CPR class, you must register for it separately.***